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How to pronounce hairpin

“hairpin” pronunciation in American and British English

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“hairpin” in real sentences

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  1. can now form hairpin structures and that's shown in the next and the hairpin ends refold

    MicrobeTV

  2. hairpin either a bobby pin or an actual u-shaped hairpin and what you can do in

    Morgan Donner

  3. automobile that's going 270 mph and taking every hairpin turn.

    60 Minutes

  4. it finishes dealing with-- there's a hairpin turn in the jet stream.

    Smithsonian Air & Space

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